Ibrahim I of Shirvan
Ibrahim I | |
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Darbandid | |
Father | Sultan Muhammad |
Religion | Islam |
Ibrahim I (
Family and accession to the throne
According to a story by Aḥmad Ḡaffāri Qazvini, author of Tāriḵ-e jahānārā dedicated to Tahmasp I, son of the Shirvanian prince Sultan Muhammad, Ibrahim grew up in a village in Shakki, where he took care of the agriculture. After the death of his cousin Shirvanshah Hushang in 1382, Ibrahim I was selected to be the ruler by the local population.[1]
Reign
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In 1386, Ibrahim recognized the powerful
In 1412, the
Some time later, due to the bad behavior of Constantine, Qara-Yusuf had him, his son and other Georgians executed. Furthermore, Qara-Yusuf had also caused great destruction in Shirvan. Ibrahim later paid a huge amount of money in return for being freed. Ibrahim went back to his kingdom and struggled to restore order in it.[3] He died in 1417 and was succeeded by his son Khalilullah I.
Legacy
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Ibrahim I revived Shirvan's independence, and through his cunning politics managed to avoid
Family
Ibrahim was married to Bika khanum (d. 1435), a noblewoman, with whom he had 11 sons and a daughter:
- Khalilullah I — d. 1465, succeeded him as Shirvanshah.
- Kayumars — d. circa 1412 imprisoned by Qara-Yusuf, pardoned and returned to Ibrahim, but being suspicious of possible conspiracy against himself, Kayumars was executed, which triggered Battle of Chalagan
- Gazanfar (1398 – 1443) — imprisoned by Qara-Yusuf in Battle of Chalagan, was acting as the governor of Baku during the absence of Khalilullah I.
- Kayqubad — rebelled against Khalilullah I in 1425, executed by Shahrukh Mirza.
- Ishaq — rebelled against Khalilullah I in 1425, executed by Shahrukh Mirza.
- Asadullah — imprisoned by Qara-Yusuf in Battle of Chalagan.
- Manuchihr — imprisoned by Qara-Yusuf in Battle of Chalagan, later was in service of Shahrukh Mirza.
- Abdurrahman — imprisoned by Qara-Yusuf in Battle of Chalagan.
- Nasratullah — imprisoned by Qara-Yusuf in Battle of Chalagan.
- Hashim — imprisoned by Qara-Yusuf in Battle of Chalagan, rebelled against Khalilullah I in 1425, executed by Shahrukh Mirza.
- Farrukhzad — imprisoned by Qara-Yusuf in Battle of Chalagan.
- Lal Bi Tukmak — married to Timur's son Umar Shaikh Mirza I in c. 1387
Popular culture
There is a street in Shamakhy named after him. He was played by Samandar Rzayev in the 1973 film Nesimi.[4]
References
- ^ Minorsky 1958, p. 139.
- ^ a b Houtsma 1993, p. 383.
- ^ a b c Minorsky 1958, p. 130.
- ^ Nasimi (1973), retrieved 2017-08-24
Sources
- Minorsky, Vladimir (1958). A History of Sharvān and Darband in the 10th-11th Centuries. University of Michigan. pp. 1–219. ISBN 978-1-84511-645-3.
- ISBN 9004097961.